Good Morning,

What do you, really, stand for?  What is that line you will refuse to cross?  Do you have one?

In today's world, it seems like we are told what to believe, when to believe, and how to believe.  Contradictory beliefs and, particularly, the expression of those beliefs will get us in all kinds of trouble.  People lose their jobs, their friends, or are even put in "Facebook Jail" for speaking their minds when the message disagrees with the, current, popular view.

Today, more than ever, we need to decide what we believe in, understand why we believe it and stick to those, what I refer to as, core values, those things that make us who we are, unique individuals.  We need to be willing to stand up for those values rather than changing them just to fit in.  As Franklin Roosevelt, 32nd president of the United States said: "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself."

I could go all kinds of direction from here, spiritual, philosophical, etc.  I won't do that.  Rather, if you are trying to figure out what you truly value, click the green link below which will take you to a My Values Exercise I used when teaching Professional Ethics at Davenport University in Grand Rapids Michigan.  Take a few minutes and do what it asks.  What are your top 5 values?  What does it tell you? 

Compromise, yes.  Compromise core values, NO!

Jim